Master Switch for Pancreatic Cancer (image)

Caption

An intermediate cell type which emerges during inflammation and regeneration in acute pancreatitis regulated by the transcription factor Prrx1, termed acinar-to-ductal metaplasia.

Credit

Maximilian Reichert, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

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